Vehicle-brake.



F. A. EIGENMANN.

VEHICLE BRAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 22. 190s.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

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VEHICLE BRAKE..

APPLICATION FILED 60122, 190s.

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VEHICLEBRAKE.

Be it known that I, FREDERICK ANDREW EIGENMANN, a citizen 'of the United StatesJE and a resident of Newark, in the county o Licking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Brake, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact y description.

This invention relates vto vehicle brakes which are specially adapted for use in connection with automobiles or other motor vehicles, andlniore particularly to a vehicle brake by means ofwhich the bodily movement of a vehicle can be arrested without arresting the rotation of the drivin(lr wheels,

Ilers for movably supporting the driving` wheels,

- means for holding the shoes' inoperative, and

means for positioning the shoes to receive the Wheels when it, is desired'to bring the vehicle to a sudden stop.

, i The object ofthe invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient vehicle brake for use in connection with motor vehicles and 'the like, by means of which the vehicle can be brought to a sudden stop Without arresting the rotation of the driving wheels, so that `the strain u on the motor, incident to the sudden app ication of the ordinary brakes is obviated. The invention 'consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully 'invention applied thereto, and illustrating certain of the parts in diderent positions in Adotted outline; Fig. 2 isa plan view of the chassis of a vehicle having my invention applied thereto; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section of one of the shoes formv ing a part of the device. Y l

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of inv invention, it should be clearly understood thatff'with the ordinary band or other brakes'now 'in use upon automobiles or other. motor vehicles, the sudden application of the brakes to stop the vehicle,

Specification of Letters Patent. *I Patented Dec. .28, 1909. Application filed October 22, i908.. Serial VNo. 459;()82 l I results in the locking of the wheels or in greatly retarding the speed of the same, whereby the motor and the connecting mechanism are usually put t'o severe strain. At the same time the locking of the Wheels causes the tires to suffer owing to the excessive wear, particularly if the vehicle skids or slides laterally. I provide a brake by means of which the bodily movement of the vehicle can be arrested while the driving wheels can continue to rotate, therebyavoiding the strain -upon the motor and the wear of the tires resulting from the sudden application of ordinary brakes. The use of my invention does not lift'the weight of the vehicle from the driving wheels thereby leaving the Wheels free to race, but the wheels continue to support the Weight of the vehicle, and the danger of racing is thus obviated It will be understood that' should the wheels and the motor driving them race, owing to the sudden removal of the weight, the parts would be subjectedto severe strain.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 represents a motor vehicle` of any preferred or common form having a support-ing frame or chassis 11, and a rear or driving axle 12 which is supported by the rear or driving wheels 13. A rock shaft 1 4; is journaled upon the frame sides near the forward part of the frame and extends laterally beyond the same, having rigid col-l lars 15 by means 'of which it is movably positioned. At the projecting ends, the rock shaft carries lever arms 1G rigidly secured theretolby means of sleeves 17 or the like. A hand?" lever 18 is rigidly secured to the rock shaft and extends upwardly therefrom. The hand lever is positioned adgacent to the drivers seat of the vehicle and serves for the manual operation of the rock shaft. A notched segment 19 is positionedoadjacent to tli'e hand lever -18 and the latte'has a catch 20 adapted to cooperate with the segment so that the lever can be held in a plurality of iositions. At each side'` of the chassis, in ront of the rock shaft, iscarried av laterally extended bracket 21 having an eye 22 in which is movablyf mounted the end of a flexible member such as a chain 23. The brackets' have lugs 2a arranged to slide in slots 25 of the frame sides, -the movement of the brackets being limited by the ends of thc slots. The lugs have constricted. portions en gaging the slots so that the brackets' cannot be displaced therefrom. Springs 26 are arranged between the lugs 24.- and stops 27 mounted upon the frame sides, which resist the movement in one direction. of the brackets.

I employ'shoes 29 of channel form and having the ends slightly oppositely disposed.

Each of the shoesat the forward end ,has a cross bolt 30 which is secured tothe fend of one/of the chains ,23. Inter 'ediate itsends, each shoe has pintles 31, .jou naledin openings in the shoe sides and projecting beyond the-latter. Each pintle, at the outer sides of' the shoe,has nuts or washers .32 which hold themr against lateral dis lacementl Rollers v33 arecarried bythe pint es and are' preferably grooved, having end plates' 34 se` Y cured thereto in any suitable manner. Each shoe has. a sole 35 provided with lugs 36l extending throughsuitableopenings in' the bottoms of the shoes and secured in place bymeans of pins 37. The soles, at the under S41 upon the driving axle adjacent to each of therear wheels. The arms have laterally disposed extensions 42 `which are arranged at thevsides of the shoes and which, at the ends,

are secured to the forward pintles 3l of the shoes.l The rear pintles of the shoes are secured to the arms adjacent to the extension 42. Links43 are pivoted tothe arms 40 in'- termediatestheir-ends and arepivotally secured at the extremities of the lever arms 16. `When the hand Ilever, 18 is in its rearward position the shoesare inoperatively disposed as indicated in dotted outline lin Fig. 1. When it is desired .to position the shoes o eratively to b the vehicle to a stop, t e hand Alever 18 1s thrown forward.' This `movement, sw" 'the arms `4() toward the rear of the vehic e, Iowing to theY provision of' the links 4:3. The rearward movement of" the arms 40. carries the shoes in the' same direction and these swing into contact with the ground so that the wheels are raised from the ground and continue to rotate,"be ing in engagement with'therollers 33. The `sudden contact of the shoes with the ground f great friction which tends to bring ehicle -to alsto with great` suddenness. The chains 23 hol -the shoes in--place and 'Prevent' the'. .Wheelsk ffggm passing. from the sem, the springs`26 fin ace'rtain measure taking the shock due to the sudden applicationl of .the brake. As the wheels can continue to rotate despite the fact that the bodily move-` *ment of t-he Wheels is arrested, therel is no strain on the motor, due to the sudden stop. Furthermore, as the wheels continue to support the Weight of the vehicle' there is no danger of the wheels racing, with a` like action on the part of the motor.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent z l. The combination with a vehicle having a driving /axle `and supporting wheels, of brackets carriedby said vehicle and having a limi-ted cushioned movement, arms pivoted upo'n'said driving axle, shoes carriedby said ,.arms, rollerscarried by said shoes and serving rotatably to"I support said wheels, a controlling lever, links: connecting said arms and said controlling leverand flexible members connecting said brackets and vsaid shoes.

2. The combination with a vehicle having a frame, a driving axle and supporting wheels, of a rock shaft mounted upon said frame, a hand lever controlling said. rock shaft, brackets slidably mounted upon said frame andl having lugs, said frame having lugs, springs between said lugs of said frame and of saidbrackets, arms pivoted upon said axle, shoes carried by said arms and adapted tosupport said wheels rotatably, lever arms rigid with said rock shaft, linkso'peratively connecting said lever arms and said iirst arms, and vmembers connecting said brackets and said shoes.` i

v3. The combination with a vehicle having a frame, a driving axle and4 supporting wheels, of a rock shaft mountedl upon said frame, a hand lever controlling said rock shaft, mean'sfor holding said hand lever in `a plurality of positions, said framehaving slots, brackets slidably mounted in said slots5 and having lugs, said frame having lugs, cushioning means between said lugsof said frame and of Vsaid brackets, arms pivotedA upon said axle, shoes carried by said arms and having rollers for rotatably supporting said wheels, lever-arms rigid with ysald rock shaft, links operativelyy connecting said lever arms and said first arms, and flexible members connecting said brackets and said shoes.

4. A vehicle brake' having a shoe adapted to. be inserted undera vehicle wheel, said lshoe comprising a body having a bottom, and asole under said bottoml and provided with lugs, said bottom having openings adapted l to receive said lugs, and an inner sole of non.- 'i miiammable material between said bottom and said sole. l i

5. A-vehicle brake havin a shoe, means for controlling said shoe w ereby the same can be inserted under a vehicle wheel, said shoe comprising a body, pintles journaled transversely of said body and carrying roll'- shoe and lmvmg lugs', said shoe having opeutwo subscribing Witnesses. ings dapted to receive said lugs, :md an 1n- 1 k 1 7 v ner sole between Saud sole and said shoe and 14 R-'EDERICK ANDRE EH'MIAM' eonslstmg of heat-lnsulatlng materlal, sind \V1t11esses: Sole huvlug Cleats at the/under 51de thereof. HERMANN R. LEECKNER ln testimony whereof I have slgued my MATTHEW 7. KNUEFER.

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